Sustainability

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Welcome to the Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability at Ontario Tech University. Our mission is to develop and support sustainability initiatives, apply best practices during infrastructure planning, and create a sustainability culture for the university's staff, students and faculty.

To get involved and learn more, join our Sustainability Champions Team!

Ontario Tech grows its own produce on our lands, and our on-campus food providers use these veggies to create dishes and meals for you. This is as local and fresh as your food can get.

We focus on strengthening green initiatives on campus and in the community through active student, staff and faculty engagement.

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Our university is home to one of Canada's largest geothermal systems! There are 370 bore holes hidden beneath Polonsky Commons to provide heating and cooling to the north Oshawa campus location's buildings.

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